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Zarah Sultana vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 844 shared comparable votes.

771 same votes 73 different votes 844 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 73% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 84% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Benefits 86% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
61.9%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,235
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
2,372 eligible divisions
639
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
814
55.4% of votes cast
596
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.6% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

15
-65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
17
-122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
130
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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